A new report said that many solar panels damaged in a hail storm last month will likely end up in landfills.
Although some panels at the Scottsbluff Community Solar project in Nebraska will be usable, many will be too badly damaged, according to Cowboy State Daily.
According to CBS, more than 90 percent of panels are dumped in landfills when they are damaged, defective or reach the end of their usefulness.
As of 2030, CBS said the panels will take up about 3,000 football fields worth of landfill space.
Scottsbluff City Manager Kevin Spencer told Cowboy State Daily, "Just by looking at it, it looks destroyed to me." Writing for the outlet, Kevin Killough reported, "The hail shattered most of the panels on the 5.2-megawatt solar project, sparing an odd panel like missing teeth in a white smile." Grant Otten, spokesman for the Nebraska Public Power District, which owns the solar farm, said decisions have not been finalized, according to Cowboy State Daily.
The report said recycling is not often a viable option for damaged or discarded solar panels.
"A solar panel has very little mineral content relative to the volume of the panel," said B.F. Randall, who has written on Substack questioning the premise of recycling materials from the panels.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/damaged-solar-panels-hail-storm-will-likely-end/
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